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In 2008, the FIA dropped Montreal and Indianapolis off of the Formula One calendar due to sponsorship disputes and contract disagreements respectively. Today, it is confirmed that F1 will return to the beautiful Montreal race track in Canada!

I am especially pleased that an announcement is forthcoming to the effect that the Canadian Grand Prix will be back on the FIA calendar as of 2010

Montreal Formula One Track

Normand Legault, president and CEO of Grand Prix F1 du Canada, announced that they had an agreement with the FIA and the Canadian race will return in 2010. “I am very happy, and fully satisfied, with this outcome,” Normand said, “I have always been confident of being able to resolve the dispute, given the in-depth understanding I have had to develop of the Formula One racing situation in Canada and I am especially pleased that an announcement is forthcoming to the effect that the Canadian Grand Prix will be back on the FIA calendar as of 2010.”

This is great news for F1 fans in the North America, having lost two formula one grand prix races in 2009. The inclusion of the USF1 Team in the 2010 season has likely played an influential part in Bernie Eccelstone’s decision to renegotiate the Canadian Grand Prix. “I never doubted that the Canadian race would regain its rightful place on the FIA schedule, and my discussions with F1 management led me to believe that the event would return soon” said Legault. Given it’s proximity to the United States, established infrastructure and track record for hosting some of the great Grand Prix’s in history, Montreal was always going to first on Bernie’s agenda to break into the US audience.